Bin Tian was appointed professor at the The Wistar Institute Cancer Center.
A molecular biologist by training, Tian focuses on RNA biology and understanding how gene expression is regulated at the post-transcriptional level. His research involves interdisciplinary approaches, including molecular biology, genomics and computational biology, to study RNA biogenesis and metabolism. His lab was among the first to characterize the functional genomics of alternative polyadenylation and has uncovered its role in many diverse cellular processes.
“Bin’s research has led to groundbreaking advances understanding the role of alternative polyadenylation in development and cell differentiation as well as in the context of cancer and cellular stress,” Dario C. Altieri, Wistar president and CEO, director of the Cancer Center, and the Robert and Penny Fox Distinguished Professor, said in a statement. “Bin’s work strengthens our RNA biology research and brings expertise in complex computational and genomic methods that will synergize with the work of our scientists across our research programs.”
Tian joins Wistar from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, where he was a professor. In 2003, he established his research group at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School where he became a tenured professor in 2014.
